| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1665/147 | Prep-itaphs | What to put on the tombstones of still-living people. | H |
| 454 | Ask Backwards | You are on "Jeopardy!" These are the answers. What are the questions? | H |
| 256 | THE PYLE INVITATIONAL | Come up with hip, contemporary riddles and answers. The punch line must contain a painful pun. | L |
| 255 | SCANDAL IN THE WIND | Each of the provided items is somehow related to the current presidential scandal. Tell us how. | H |
| 250 | OH, GREAT | Complete the sentence "Wouldn't it be great if . . . | H |
| 248 | STICKER SCHLOCK | Come up with a message for our new, mildly sought-after Style Invitational bumper sticker, something that summarizes the grandeur and dignity of this stupid contest. | H |
| 242 | SACRED COW PIES | Take cheap shots at sacred institutions only, places and things that are so noble and wholesome they are beyond reproach, from among the items provided. | H H H |
| 229 | WE CAN'T HEAR YOU | Supply an example for any of the five "Things you don't want to hear" categories provided. | H |
| 102 | HELP! I'M A PRISONER IN THIS CONTEST | Come up with fortune cookie messages that you would love to see, but never will. | H |
| 98 | YOUR CHEATIN' ART | Come up with titles for country music songs featuring any one or more of the following themes: cheatin', thievin', drinkin', truckin', lovin' or dogs. | H |
| 92 | PLOTBOILERS | Tell us what excerpts from celebrities' novels might look like. | 3 |
| 89 | CHILD'S PLAY | Come up with bad ideas for new toys for the Christmas season. | W L |
| 86 | EXCUSES, EXCUSES | Come up with funny excuses for various malfeasances. | H |
| 77 | THE RORSCHACH OF THE CROWD II | What do these ink blots mean? | H |
| 75 | CURSES! | Come up with modern maledictions in the wise and entertaining Yiddish tradition. | 3 |
| 69 | LAYING DOWN THE LAW | Send us some exciting new principles that explain why things happen they way they happen. | H |
| 65 | DESPERATELY SEEKING HUMOR | Write a personal ad. It may be for a celebrity or for anyone in need of adroit euphemism. | H |
| 60 | ASK BACKWARDS III | You are on "Jeopardy!" These are the answers. What are the questions? | H |
| 59 | A GRAVE AFFAIR | Write appropriate epitaphs for the not-yet-dead. | H |
| 55 | ESCAPE CLAUSES | Send us self-serving moral loopholes through which the enterprising 1990s transgressor can crawl. | H |
| 54 | ODD COUPLING | Write comical combinations of famous names, by marriage or other conceit. | H |
| 51 | CAPTION CRUNCH, VOL. II | Supply captions for any of these pictures. | H |
| 46 | WE WANT STUPID ENTRIES ONLY | Make up a sentence that, were it not for this contest, would never be uttered. | 6 |
| 41 | READ-END COLLUSION | Design a Style Invitational bumper sticker to be awarded to all Honorable Mentions. | H |